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Definition: HALL-MARK

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Noun 1. The official stamp of the Goldsmiths' Company and other assay offices, in the United Kingdom, on gold and silver articles, attesting their purity. Also used figuratively; -- as, a word or phrase lacks the hall-mark of the best writers.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Hall-mark" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1867. (references)

Definition: HALL-MARK

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. The official stamp of the Goldsmiths' Company and other assay offices, in the United Kingdom, on gold and silver articles, attesting their purity. Also used figuratively; -- as, a word or phrase lacks the hall-mark of the best writers.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "HALL-MARK" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1867. (references)